Tangled Definition
tangled
adjective
- in a confused mass; "pushed back her tangled hair"; "the tangled ropes"
- highly complex or intricate and occasionally devious; "the Byzantine tax structure"; "Byzantine methods for holding on to his chairmanship"; "convoluted legal language"; "convoluted reasoning"; "the plot was too involved"; "a knotty problem"; "got his way by labyrinthine maneuvering"; "Oh, what a tangled web we weave"- Sir Walter Scott; "tortuous legal procedures"; "tortuous negotiations lasting for months"
"Tangled" in song lyrics
See how tangled is used in real songs:
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"In other words your life is all tangled"
Above the Law — Murder Rap -
"then you're bound to be tangled"
Aceyalone — Headaches and Woes -
"Yeah, prayin to angels, plottin all angles, weavin a web tangled"
Akir f/ Jean Grae — Tropical Fantasy
Words that rhyme with tangled
Usage tips for "tangled"
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